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New Delhi
India on Friday issued a notice to Pakistan, blaming it of "intransigence" on the implementation of the Indus Water Treaty (IWT).
According to reports, the "notice of modification" was sent to Islamabad on January 25.
India and Pakistan had signed the IWT in September 1960 after nine-year-long negotiations.
The World Bank was a signatory of the pact.
The IWT envisages a mechanism for cooperation and information exchange between the two countries regarding the use of waters of a number of rivers.
In 2015, Pakistan had called for appointment of a neutral expert to its technical objections to Kishenganga and Ratle Hydro Electric Projects in India.
In 2016 however, it retracted the request and sought a court of arbitration to adjudicate its objections.
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This unilateral action by Pakistan led to India making a separate request for the matter to be referred to a neutral expert.
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